Ochazuke No Aji (aka The Flavor Of Green Tea Over Rice) (1952)

A childless married couple (Shin Saburi, Michiyo Kogure) live comfortably in Tokyo but the wife is manipulative and condescending toward her husband. It was a traditional arranged marriage and observing their unhappy marriage, their young niece (Keiko Tsushima) fights against her parents plan of an arranged marriage for her. Directed by Yasujiro Ozu, the film is often riveting when it focuses its attention on the dynamics of the couple's strained relationship. But Ozu's languid pace often works against the narrative and there's a slight bias toward the film's female characters in the unappealing way they are portrayed in comparison to their male counterparts. The most difficult part for me to swallow was Kogure's quick conversion at the film's end which comes out of nowhere. The acting is very good and hey, it's Ozu so there's more to savor than not. With Koji Tsuruta and Chishu Ryu.